Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-11-09
4 BOX OF BONES,
The Condemned Anarchists at their Devil
ment Again

CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-The cells of the
seven condemned Anarchists in the
county Jail were searched to-day and
six loaded bombs were found hidden
away IN a wooden box which was con-
cealed under pile of newspapers in a
corner. Some time ago Sheriff MatsOn
decided to search and clean out the
cells of the seven distinguished prison
ers and to-day was set for the examina-
ton. Word was sent by the sheriff to
the friends of the condemned, saying
that no admittance would be given to
the Jail, and this morning the entire
force of deputy sherifTs reported at the
jail for duty. IL was shortly after $50
O'Clock when Lingg and Engel were led
from their cells to the consultation
cage and the search began. Engel's
cell was first entered and thoroughly
examined. The bed and bedding was
looked over. cracks i'm the walls and ia
BILE thoroughly explored and the cloth
ing hanging around the cell searched,
but beyond a few empty cigar boxes,
some fruit. books and papers, nothing
was found. Then the deputy sheriffs
entered Lingg's cell, while its former Oc-
cupant planted himself i'm a corner of
his temporary prison and watched them
with eager eyes. lie was as pale as
death and trembled like an aspen leaf
as the searchers moved around in the
little stone-walled room. Suddenly two
of the three men inside jumped
out To the corridor while third man
held at arms length a small wooden
box. which he carried carefully TO the
Jail Office and laid on JailOr Folz S desk.
The box contained SIX pieces of gas
pipe, each about six or seven inches III
length, filled with some heavy substance
and plugged at both ends. Jailer FOlZ
picked up one which was closed at one
end with round iron stopper, aud one
of the officers pronounced it a veritable
dynamite bomb. Just then Sheriff
Maston arrived at the Jail and ordered
that the dangerous weapons be replaced
i'm the box and sent TO a chemist for
tAAAfAi 90 AhNAkll AlANAN W 10 llO uOuul do
to the result OF the examination. Then
the search was continued. but beyond a
quantity of rubbish nothing was found.
Sheriff Matson this morning said
there was no doubt as to the nature of
the stuff found in Lingg's bombs, that
part Of the filling had been taken out
of couple of the pipes and exploded,
and that it had been found to be the
strongest kind of dynamite.
The amnesty people have their tables
on the streets again. this morning, but
there seems to be less disposition on
the part of the crowd To sign the petit
tioDs than on Saturday and but few
names are being secured.
II am disguised" SAID Captain Bon
field, lat the cowaTdice of men, who.
although prominent, have no strength
of mind, and who knock each other
down in an effort to get TO the front
and sign the petitions through tear
that their property will be lost to them
in the case of hanging. The finding
of these bombs will only cause the peo-
I pie 10 sign faster. tell you when peO-
| pie get scared you can expect them to
do almost anything. \ great many be
lieve the police put the bombs i'm Lingg'
cell, and this belief will make them all
the more eager to sign a petition.
don't believe one of them will be hang
ed, but all will 20 down to the peniten-
tiary. IL is shame that when such
men are found guilty there should be
so many towards to pray for commu-
tatiOn OF their sentence"
y dispatch from Springfield, of the
same date, says: y feeling is begin
ming to obtain that after all Coy. Ogles-
10y is likely TO commute the sentence of
the condemned Anarchists. 1t is we'll
known that he carefully considers the
probable political effect of his every of
fetal act, and now that a good many
men of prominence are taking a stand
/ In favor of the exercise of clemency.
well-disposed people are beginning to
fear the outcome. Anarchists and
sympathizers with anarchy, timid cap
italists and political trimmers, are
joining in the movement for clemency,
and it is not TO be wondered at that
those who know the governor well are
beginning Ia be distrustful pf him. II
has been heretofore assumed that the
governors mind was already made up,
but this does not appear to be true. as
Indicated 10y late conferences held by
his excellency with Attorney-G General
Hunt and Hon. Milton Hay. The opin.
ion has been freely expressed here to.
day that it the condemned men car
bring sufficient influence 10 bear to Sc.
cur communication, the time is not re.
mote when they will secure full par
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